Dale Olson West Fargo Lt. Colonel Paul Pederson A hero is selfless, a genuinely good person, and someone who gets the undivided attention of all of us and causes change. Someone willing to risk their own life to save another. My definition is looking through the eyes of a child ...

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard Minot As a person of faith, I am responding to the recent letter to the editor titled, “People of faith respond to ‘truth matters.’” First, it is crucial to acknowledge that there has been an ongoing war on “words” in Western Civilization for ...

Leslie T. Anderson Minot I was an educator and school principal in the Minot Public Schools for 40 years. Debbie was an educator for 32 years in the Minot Public schools.  I wrote the following letter to my wife during her journey with Alzheimer’s to promote awareness. A love ...

Richard Reuer Minot Find a Way to Serve is this year’s Wreaths Across America theme in remembering our fallen, honoring those who serve and teaching our children the value of freedom. In the past nine years Minot Wreaths Across America and Minot Civil Air Patrol has been every year ...

James Maxson Minot In youth hockey in British Columbia, I have recently seen what could be described as evidence of “the great replacement” that is feared by so many. The Port Moody Panthers have players whose family ancestries include Vietnam, India, South Korea, China, Japan, ...

James Marples Longview, Texas Having family in Minot and area, I read The Minot Daily News: “Minot Masonic Center to dedicate Shriners statue” (Oct 21 issue).  When I was growing-up in Kansas, my folks took me along on a trip to Manitoba, Canada. We passed through Minot. My ...